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Gleeful recycling

Our gerbils have a pretty small carbon footprint thanks to the secondhand aquarium that they occupy (saved from being thrown away at the curb by a neighbour some years ago) and the recycled paper and cardboard that gives them clean … Continue reading

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Homemade recycled burn barrel

This old potato planter was found, sitting pretty just like this, on our land when we first purchased it. And there it sat for more than full year until we traded the hydraulics on it for a metal barrel with … Continue reading

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Homemade, recycled treehouse, quick update

This isn’t really part 4 in this series, but a quick update until I have the time to prepare a full report on the next phase building our treefort out of mostly recycled materials. The weather is getting much colder, … Continue reading

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The end of consumerism

I regularly read The Guardian (online) in the UK, as I find cbc.ca to be crap. I hate to say that, as I’ve always loved CBC radio, but it’s true. There is nothing there and no life to it. Anyway … Continue reading

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Low-tech coffee…the morning grind

I’ve been meaning to write about our antique coffee grinder for months, and have been spurred on by Manual Coffee over at The Clean Bin Project. I’m still impressed with the idea of using a mortar and pestle to grind … Continue reading

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